Gray is the transit campaign coordinator for the transit advocacy group Transportation Alternatives. The group called the event Tuesday, “The Race to Stop the Fare Hike.”

The group said it launched the event to raise awareness of the looming transit hike, and to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to put a stop to it.

“I hope Governor Cuomo is listening, and Governor Cuomo is invited to come along for the ride,” Gray said.

Before she went underground, Gray talked about the impact of recent service reductions and their impact on commuters.

“We lost two train lines, 36 bus lines – I mean, how much more are we going to take?” she said. “This is how we get to our jobs our schools our friends; our family. We just can’t keep paying more for less.”

While commuters have a lot riding on the changes proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, that did not keep gray from having an additional goal in mind regarding the MTA chairman.

“I think it would be cool if Joe Lhota could give up high five,” she said. “That’s all I want.”

Currently, the record for riding the entire subway system is 22 hours and 52 minutes. It was set on Jan. 22-23, 2009, by Chris Solarz and Matt Ferrisi.

Earlier this year, Adham Fisher of Leicester, England – who once held the record for the fastest ride on the Chicago Transit Authority ‘L’ system – tried unsuccessfully to break the New York subway record with his friend, Andy James.